Flat-Wound, Pure Nickel, and Ground-Wound Strings on my Telecaster
A comparison between flat wound, pure nickel, and ground wound strings on my Tele. I was inspired to do this by the back of a set of D'Addario strings, showing a chart of their string offerings, from ...
14 Tammi 202525min
A Real Road Worn 1952 Telecaster
I love honest, beat-up, Telecasters. Today we tell the story of one of the most aged butterscotch Telecasters I have laid eyes on. Besides telling its story, we also compare it to a near mint 53 Telec...
7 Tammi 202520min
The Tim Lerch Interview
Today I sat down with one of the finest solo-Jazz guitarists of our time, Tim Lerch. We discuss how a non-jazz player might get into solo guitar, his influences, his highly modified Fender Nocaster, a...
24 Joulu 20241h 1min
The Resurrection of my 1970 Buck Owens "American" Guitar
Earlier this year, I did an episode on the Buck Owens "American" guitars made by Harmony from 1969-1971. Mine was in pretty good condition, but missing its headstock overlay, and having survived a nec...
17 Joulu 202418min
Vintage Solid State? Lab Series Amps
Gibson has never been known for their amps. Though we may revere certain models, they pale in collectability with those made by Fender of the same era. After years of slow amp sales, Norlin, the owner...
10 Joulu 202429min
Tone Snob Confessions With Barry O'Neal of Xact Tone Solutions
We all have a tone obsession, but when is it healthy, and when is it not? I asked Barry O'Neal of Xact Tone Solutions to have a discussion on the "tone suck" of certain pedals, and it quickly morphed ...
26 Marras 202450min
Luther Dickinson Interview
Luther Dickinson is an acclaimed sideman, solo artist, and producer, noted for his work with the North Mississippi Allstars, Phil Lesh, and the Black Crowes. We begin with a discussion of his legendar...
19 Marras 20241h 17min
A Look at the "Champ Killer" 1954 Wide-Panel Fender Princeton Amp
Built from 1953-55, the Wide-Panel Princeton was short-lived, yet in that brief time had 5B2, 5C2, and 5D2 iterations with earlier versions using octal preamp tube, and the latter using a 12AX7. Thoug...
5 Marras 202418min
